A Snipers Promise Lyrics & Chords By The Wolfe Tones

In the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and six, We set sail from the Coal Quay of Cork We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks For the grand City Hall in New York We'd...read more

I don't know if you can see The changes that have come over me In these last few days I've been afraid That I might drift away I've been telling old stories, singing...read more

You tell me that the world is cold and lonely But some day you will make your dreams come true I tell you that you're not the one and only Who thinks that heaven's waiting just...read more

In the merry month of June, From my home I started, Left the girls of Tuam, Nearly broken hearted, Saluted me father dear, Kissed me darling mother, Drank a pint of beer, My...read more

The canals and the bridges, the embankments and cuts, They blasted and dug with their sweat and their guts They never drank water but whiskey by pints And the shanty towns rang with...read more